(BSC) Psychology, Birkbeck, UK
Degree: Psychology (BSC): 3-year, full time
Degree awarded BSc (Upper Second-Class Honours) Psychology
Entry Route: The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) , Parkside Federation, Cambridge, UK, 2015-2016, 2016/2017
This BSc programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society and is the first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist.
Birkbeck’s Department of Psychological Sciences is strongly oriented towards research and contains the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, the Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Social Issues, the Birkbeck-UCL Centre for Neuroimaging and the Centre for Cognition, Computation and Modelling. The Department is also a member of the Bloomsbury Centre for Genetic Epidemiology and Statistics.
Psychological Sciences at Birkbeck were ranked fifth in the UK in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) and we achieved 100% for a research environment conducive to research of world-leading quality.
Psychological research at Birkbeck has ranked fifth in the world in a category of the Best Global Universities Rankings 2016, an important and influential index of research quality.
Psychology at Birkbeck is ranked third best in London, ninth in the UK and 85th globally in the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject.
Psychology is an exciting, dynamic field that is broadly concerned with the scientific study of mental life and human behaviour: how people think, feel and behave as individuals and how they interact in groups. This BSc Psychology introduces you to the various scientific models and methods that help psychologists observe, interpret and explain human behaviour, from monitoring infants as they grow to brain scanning and studying social networks. It gives you a deep understanding of the key subject areas and specialisms within psychology, including biological, cognitive, developmental and social psychology.
I was taught by world-leading academics who are undertaking cutting-edge research in a globally recognised department. We are renowned for our research in neuroscience, cognition, developmental science – and the links between them. Our research informs real-world policy and practice and is at the forefront of breakthroughs in our understanding of conditions such as autism and ADHD. They also offer excellent research laboratories and facilities, for both general and specialist use.
This programme will teach you how to engage critically with psychological literature, identify problems and formulate research questions and hypotheses, find appropriate methods for collecting and analysing data, and draw conclusions and integrate findings. You will learn essential research skills and undertake a research project on a topic that interests you, under the guidance of one of our academic experts. You will also gain a range of transferable skills that are highly sought after across a wide range of careers. If you are interested in continuing your studies, then this programme will give you the foundational knowledge and research skills you need to successfully pursue postgraduate training or research.
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Psychology (BSC)vCOURSE STRUCTURE
You complete compulsory, core and option modules to a total of 360 credits, including a 30-credit project (BSc students) or extended essay (BA students) in your final year. Modules are taught at Level 4, Level 5 and Level 6.
A key feature of this programme is its pathways, which enable you to specialise in your final year. All students take the same modules in Years 1 and 2, giving you a solid foundation in generic and subject-specific knowledge and skills. You then select a pathway in Year 3, choosing from a wide range of specialist option modules to tailor your programme to your interests and career ambitions. You can follow pathways in Psychology, Psychology with Neuroscience, Psychology with Child Development, or Psychology in Practice.
Another distinctive feature of this course is that students who choose the Psychology or the Psychology in Practice pathway can choose to graduate with either a BSc or a BA.
YEAR 1 AND YEAR 2, ALL PATHWAYS
In Year 1, all students take the same seven compulsory modules, to a total of 120 credits.
In Year 2, all students take the same eight compulsory modules, to a total of 120 credits, with the exception of BA Psychology and BA Psychology in Practice students, who take six compulsory modules and choose two 15-credit option modules.
YEAR 3 BSC PSYCHOLOGY PATHWAY
You select pathway option modules to a total of 90 credits and complete a 30-credit project.
YEAR 3 BA PSYCHOLOGY PATHWAY
You select pathway option modules to a total of 90 credits and complete a 30-credit extended essay.
YEAR 3 BSC PSYCHOLOGY WITH NEUROSCIENCE PATHWAY
You take one compulsory module, select pathway option modules to a total of 75 credits and complete a 30-credit project.
YEAR 3 BSC PSYCHOLOGY WITH CHILD DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY
You take one compulsory module, select pathway option modules to a total of 75 credits and complete a 30-credit project.
YEAR 3 BSC PSYCHOLOGY IN PRACTICE PATHWAY
You take one compulsory module, select pathway option modules to a total of 75 credits and complete a 30-credit project.
YEAR 3 BA PSYCHOLOGY IN PRACTICE PATHWAY
You take one compulsory module, select pathway option modules to a total of 75 credits and complete a 30-credit extended essay.